Title in the Language of the Record

Österreich, Oberösterreich, Linz Bürgerbücher

Record Description

This collection of citizen records includes the years 1658 to 1937.

This collection of citizen records for the city of Linz may give the name, residence, age, occupation, and tax information for each citizen. The text is handwritten in German. Some documents are written in ledger type format, others in narrative style. The collection also includes citizen land registers (burgerkataster), tax invoices (rechnungen), orphan books (waisenbuch), lists of proprietors (hauserverzeichnis), and certificates of family origin (heimatschein).

This collection has a variety of legal records, all relating to citizen records of residence status, property, taxes, heirs, etc.

These records were created to track the identification, property, and taxes of all citizens and people applying for citizenship.

Citizen records are reliable, but keep in mind that these do not have as much information as church and civil records. Use these records when vital information can’t be found elsewhere.

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Record Content

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Key genealogical facts found in citizen lists may include:

Date issued

Name of principal

Occupation

Marital status

Residence

Age

Physical description

Spoken language

Key genealogical facts found in outstanding taxes may include:

Name of person

Marital status

Place of residence

Key genealogical facts found in citizenship and oath of allegiance lists may include:

Name of person

Age or date of birth

Place of residence

Occupation

Signature of person swearing the oath

Name of representative, if any

Key genealogical facts found in inheritance taxes may include:

Name of the deceased person

Names of heirs

Taxes information

How to Use the Record

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Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

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